Toy inclined railway.



N70. 763,036. PATENTED JUNE 21, 1904,

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UNITED -STATES t Patented June 21, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIS R. AUSTIN AND WILLIAM N. CRAVV, OF SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

TOY INCLINED RAILWAY;

ySIE-ECIFICATIONv forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,036, dated June21, 1904. Application filed January 23, 1904. Serial No. 190,32. (Nomodel.)

To all whom 2115 may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIS R. AUSTIN and WILLIAM N. CRAW, citizens ofthe United States, residing at South Norwalk, county of Fairfield, Stateof Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Toy Inclined Railway, of

- which the following is a specification.

Our invention has for its object to produce a simple and inexpensive toywhich shall comprise an inclined railway and a car adapted to remain inposition at the top of the incline and when started to travel rapidlydown the incline and then to pass off from the incline onto the floor,upon which it will travel for some distance under the momentum acquiredduring the descent of the incline, the incline being collapsible, sothat the toy may be packed for shipment in relatively small compass.

With the above ends in view we have devised the novel toy, which we willnow describe, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, and using reference characters to indicate theseveral parts.

Figure 1 is an elevation of our novel toy set up for use with the car inposition at' the top of the incline; Fig. 2, a plan view correspondingtherewith, and Fig. 8 is a View of A, a standard B, a wire spiral,(indicated by C,)

and a car, (indicated by D.) It will of course be obvious that thedetails of construction are not of the essence of the invention. We haveshown the base as consisting of a hub l0 and legs 11 and the standard ascomprising two parts 12 and 13. The hub is provided with a hole 14,which receives the lower end of part 13 of thestandard, (see dottedlines, Fig. 1,) and the upper end of part 13 is provided with a holewhich receives a tenon 15 at the lower end of part 12. (See dottedlines, Fig. 1.) The spiral is provided at its lower end with aninwardly-extending arm 16, which engages a hole 17 in the hub, (seedotted lines, Fig. 1,)

and at its upper end with a horizontal portion A 18, which terminates ina downwardly-extendingv arm 19, which engages a hole 2,0 in the top ofpart 12 of the standard. Parts 21 at the top of the parts of thestandard are for ornament only. In packing the spiral may be detachedfrom the base or not, as preferred. It is in any event detached frompart 12 of the standard, both parts of the standard being detached fromeach other and from the base. The spiral as soon as released willcollapse into the horizontal plane, and the base, spiral, and parts ofthe standard may be placed in a Hat boX and will take up relativelyTlittle room.

The car, which we have indicated as a whole y by D, comprises a4 body22, wheels 23, adapted to travel on the Hoor, and overhead groovedrollers 25, from which the car is suspended.

24 denotes rods extending upward from the car, by which the rollers arecarried. These rollers are adapted to engage horizontal portion 18 ofthe spiral, the car remaining stationary thereon, and to travel down theincline when the car is vsuspended therefrom, the car, asL alreadystated, running off from the lower end of the incline upon the oor,where it will travel on its wheels under the momentum acquired duringthe descent of the ineline. The grooved rollers are shown in Fig. 2 asso pivoted as to incline slightly toward each other, so as to reducefriction of the rollers on the incline and permit the car to travelfreely down the incline. As freight to be carried inits passage down theincline, the car may be loaded with any childrens toys or otherarticles. In the present instance we have illustrated as a passenger inthe car a doll, which is indicated by 26.

The operation will be readily understood from the drawings. When the caris suspended by the rollers from horizontal portion 18 of the spiral, itwill remain securely in place. The curve from the horizontal portion 18to the incline proper Inay be more or less abrupt.v In the presentinstance we have indicated at 27 an abrupt curve in order that the carmay remain securely in place upon the horizontal portion. As shown inthe drawings, it is not must be detached therefrom and Suspended fromthe top of the incline proper. As soon as released the car will travelrapidly down the incline, but with perfect safety, as it is redown theincline and pass off therefrom un# der the momentum acquired duringthedescent.

2. A toy inclined railway comprising a base, a standard, a wire spiralsecured to the base and to the standard and a car having overheadgrooved rollers adapted to engage and travel down the spiral and wheelsupon which the car travels when it passes off from the incline.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIs R. AUSTIN. WILLIAM N. GRAW.

Witnesses:

CHRISTIAN KRAUTZ, JACOB M. LAYTON.

